Of Grave Importance

Written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming.

Directed by Tim Andrew.

Air Date: April 20, 2012.

Sam and Dean get a call from Annie Hawkins, an old hunter friend, asking for help on a case. When they arrive in town, they find that Annie has disappeared. They trace her last whereabouts to an old abandoned house that is haunted by a powerful ghost. Unbeknownst to them, the ghost of Bobby is following them around, having tied himself to his old flask that they carry. He finds the house populated by mostly mindless ghosts and the spirit of Whitman Van Ness. Bobby discovers the ghost of Annie and the two try to solve the murders.

Cessation of Existence: Discussed. Bobby and Annie believe this is what happens to ghosts whose bodies are burned.

Character Development: Where Dean has previously resorted to resurrection and séances in past seasons, in this one he speaks to Bobby's spirit about the natural order of things after death, likely due to learning just how such imbalances can hurt others last season when making his deal with Death.

Chekhov's Gun: Bobby removes his flask from Dean's pocket so the Winchesters won't remove him from the haunted house. Unfortunately Van Ness plants his door key in Dean's pocket so he can follow them out of the house, where Bobby and Anne can't.

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